In the future, cameras could spot blackbirds feeding on grapes in a vineyard and launch drones to drive off the avian irritants, then return to watch for the next invading flock. All without a human nearby. Continue reading
Category Archives: Agriculture
India’s PM Modi ‘Wants to See a Drone in Every Farm’
At the launch of Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022 – a two-day event with over 70 exhibitors, at Delhi’s Pragati Maidan on Friday, May 27, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on hailed the use of technology in the past eight years as a “bridge” for reaching government benefits to the poor and mocked those who create “fear” about it. Continue reading
Drones in Vietnam Boost Rice Yields While Cutting Fertilizer Use
As the monsoon season starts with ample rainfalls, XAG is actively scaling up the use of its agricultural drones in Vietnam to make rice production more sustainable. Faced with the soaring prices of agricultural inputs, Vietnamese farmers can now employ drones from XAG to grow more rice using fewer resources. Continue reading
Study: All Dutch Growers to Use Spraying Drones
In the long term, every fruit and vegetable grower in the Netherlands will be using a drone to spray crops. That is the conclusion of a study by SEO Economic Research into the potential of drones in horticulture and arable farming. Continue reading
Australian Drones Drop Mites to Combat Vineyard Pests
Australia’s New South Wales Government is supporting the state’s wine industry with time-efficient biological pest management using drone technology.
Apple Picking Drone Improves with AI
Tevel Aerobotics is combining airborne patented robotics platform, with sophisticated algorithms, to create the world’s leading autonomous concept for orchard harvest and management. The company develops a fleet of drones for performing picking, thinning and pruning tasks in orchards. Continue reading
Russian Farm Uses XAG Drones to Boost Rice Yield
In the South of Russia, XAG‘s agricultural drone has been introduced to the full cycle of rice cultivation. It brings new hope to farmers as the use of drone demonstrates the potential to reduce the cost of rice production. Continue reading
Vetal Tail-sitter VTOL Drone from Thailand
The twin-prop Vetal, manufactured by Thai firm HG Robotics is a new tailsitter drone for large scale surveys. Continue reading